Obituary: Patsy Ruth Hesse

A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at Lone Tree Cemetery chapel.

Turpin Funeral Home

Patsy Ruth Hesse, a resident of Crestpark in Stuttgart, passed away on Monday, Oct. 28, 2013, after a prolonged illness.

She was born on July 24, 1926. A graduate of Stuttgart High School, she began her business career as an employee of Chicago and Southern Airlines (which later evolved into Delta Airlines) in Memphis. Her first husband was Donald Hansen, also a resident of Stuttgart. After their divorce she later married Walter L. Hesse with whom she had three children, all deceased. Twin boys died after child birth while she and Walt were stationed at Fort Leavenworth Kan.. A daughter, Pamela Kay Hesse, died at 4 years old of cancer.

Walter Hesse was a career soldier in the U.S. Army who rose to the rank of First Sergeant prior to his retirement from the service. They lived in several locales during his service including Honolulu and Washington, D.C. Patsy worked at several businesses in the construction industry in Stuttgart. Walter worked and retired from Riceland Foods after their return to Stuttgart.

Patsy was a lifelong member of the First Christian Church in Stuttgart where she delighted in teaching young children in Bible school.

Walter preceded Patsy in death in 2005.

Patsy is survived by a half-brother, John Browning, who lives in Indiana.

Patsy will be interred in Lone Tree Cemetery alongside her husband and her three infant children.

A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at Lone Tree Cemetery chapel.